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Low-back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Guidelines for acute low-back pain universally recommend ‘paracetamol’ or acetaminophen (Tylenol) as the first-line medical pain reliever. Although universally recommended, recently, the highest quality evidence (systematic review) noted no evidence to support the use of paracetamol for low-back pain. To further explore this issue, a study just published in The Lancet investigated… Read More »